101 East

Is China silencing artists in Australia?

In the first of a two-part program, Chinese Australian artists Badiucao and Guo Jian say China is silencing them.

Chinese contemporary art has taken the world by storm in the past two decades, but under President Xi Jinping, many claim it has become a weapon for propaganda and that those who push political boundaries, face intimidation and censorship – even far away in Australia. Now two leading Chinese Australian political artists, Badiucao and Guo Jian, are calling out what they see as China’s influence in Australia’s visual arts industry. 101 East asks, is China silencing artists in Australia?